Re: [LUG] problems

[matthew.gibbons@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Not having my build next to me, and not knowing what kernel version you are
building...

1. Parallel printer support *is* required for printing.

2. Have you compiled PPP, and it's optional components, as modules? They need to
be to
work properly. See kernel documentation for details.

3.  You need to enable DOS, FAT32 and VFAT filesystem drivers. If these are
built as
modules, stick them in /etc/modules.conf - see kernel documentation for details.
In the
meantime, try:

     % modprobe vfat
     % mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosc

4. It won't be sent if PPP is not working!

To make a bootable floppy:

     % dd if=<kernel-image> of=/dev/fd0

where <kernel-image> is the filename of the kernel image you wish to use. On my
system, this is
/boot/vmlinuz, but is /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/vmlinuz when you have just
built it, and not yet
moved it.

It is always best to boot a new kernel from a floppy before installing it. You
can add multiple
kernels to /etc/lilo.conf, but it is sometimes easier to put a floppy in the
drive, start building the
kernel and go and have a cup of tea. Try:

     % cd /usr/src/linux
     % make menuconfig
     % make dep bzFloppy modules modules_install
     % shutdown -r now

If it works, it works. If not, just remove the floppy and reboot.

Good luck!

Matthew





"Paul Sutton" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx> on 23/05/2001 21:38:23

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Subject:  [LUG] problems



Following recompiling my kernel, I seem to be having a few problems.

1. Printer not working however this may be due to lack of lp support.
However this did not seem to be default in make xconfig,  as it had n (no)
as the option.

2. When connected to the net, kppp dialog box seems odd in that the buttons
are white and I don't think it's the right dialog anyway looks more like the
box I get when it askes me to dial in with connect, disconnect,  quit and
setup,  I need to alt f2 and run xkill to exit .  I think it can dial but
then crashes.

3. I can't access either my /dev/hda1 (/mnt/dosc partition or /dev/fd0
/mnt/floppy complains that support for vfat and dos are not in the kernel,
strangely mtools rpm seems to cause segmentation fault when installed,  from
both command line and kpackage.  Could these be related,  i.e when rpm
installs mtools package does it check for vfat,  msdos filesystem support.
or do I just have dodgy rpm files.

4.  When I send e-mail it' goes into the sent items folder but does not
appear to actually get sent,  I have just rewritten my joe command reference
(5 years since I wrote the last one so I thought I should update it,
unfortunateley the above problems are preventing submission etc.  I may have
a configuration problem so I still need to investigate that.

Is it possible to use insmod for fat32/dos/vfat support or do I need to
recompile my kernel again?

I will try to use my old kernel if I can find it,  how do I create a
bootkernel disk with dd as cp kernelname /dev/fd0 does not seem to work?


thanks.



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